Mary Ann News

Company of Fools continues its 21st season with White Rabbit, Red Rabbit- a wild, utterly original play from Iranian playwright Nassim Soleimanpour that distills the experience of an entire generation. From October 27 to 29, 2016, the play will be performed six times over three nights at two different locations-the Liberty Theater in Hailey and The Center in Ketchum-and each performance of the play will feature a different actor.

The 80's glam-rock comedy brought huge laughs to a large space at Carlisle. Fourth wall? What's a fourth wall?

The Baryshnikov Arts Center will present two BAC Salon concerts in November, both in the intimate Howard Gilman Performance Space. On Tuesday, November 1, 2016 at 7:30pm, BAC and Composers Now co-present Dialogues with Margaret Brouwer, Esperanza Spalding, and Du Yun and performances by Amy Schwartz Moretti, Blair McMillen, Michael Lipsey, Du Yun,and String Noise, moderated by Composers Now founder, artistic director, and composer Tania Leon.

British actress Lily James (Disney's CINDERELLA) has nabbed the lead role in a big screen adaptation of the best-selling novel, The Guernsey Literary And Potato Peel Pie Society. Mike Newell is set to direct from a script penned by Don Roos and Tom Bezucha.

October 20 - November 13 THE RESISTIBLE RISE OF ARTURO UI by Bertolt Brecht in a new translation by Stephen Sharkey, directed by Kevin Confoy With Desmond Confoy, Sergio Fuenzalida,  John Lenartz,  Zach Lusk,  Ellen Mandel,  Craig V. Smith, Jim  Sterling, Elise Stone, Antonio Suarez,  and Josh Tyson Lighting Design by Harold Mulinex; Sound Design by Ellen Mandel; Costume Design by Deborah Hobson; Multimedia design by Andrew Lazarow; Stage Management by Irene Lazaridis Produced by Phoenix Theatre Ensemble Performance schedule: Oct. 20, 21, 22, 25, 26, 27 @ 8PM; Oct. 22 @ 2PM; Oct. 23 @ 3PM Nov.  1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 9, 10 11, 12 @ 8PM; Nov. 2 & 5 @ 2PM; Nov. 6 & 13 @ 3PM  Tickets: $25

Pandora Productions continues the 2016-2017 season with the 2014 Tony Award nominee for Best Play: MOTHERS AND SONS. Arguably the most prolific playwright on LGBTQ issues, Terrence McNally, writes a dense and complicated story of a grieving mother, stuck in the past at the moment her son died from complications of AIDS. With a reputation of telling stories of the LBGTQ community with dignity, who else but Pandora could bring such a thought provoking play to the stage?

Barrington Stage Company (BSC), the award-winning theatre in Downtown Pittsfield, MA, under the leadership of Artistic Director JuliAnne Boyd and Managing Director TriStan Wilson,  hosted its annual New York City Benefit, BSC In NYC last night to celebrate the acclaimed BSC Musical Theatre Lab and honor its co-founder and Artistic Producer William Finn and Broadwayworld was there. 

Writer-Director Cevin Soling's highly anticipated documentary, The Gilligan Manifesto, will be the Saturday night presentation at the La Femme International Film Festival on Oct. 22 at 6 pm at Laemmle's Music Hall Theater Venue 2 in Beverly Hills.

Shakespeare's angel-faced gang tames a bad boy Kate in this sassy, gender-swapping version of Taming of the Shrew. SHREWISH opens November 4 and runs through November 20th at the beautiful Edge Theater, 5451 North Broadway, in Edgewater.  Performances are Thursday, Friday and Saturday at 7:30 pm and Sunday at 6:00 pm.  There is a special, one-time only matinee on Saturday, November 5th at 2 pm.  Tickets are available at artemisiatheatre.org.

Milwaukee, WI -- The Florentine continues to craft its seasons with a blend of imaginatively staged classic operas and important new American works. The nation's sixth oldest opera company will launch the 83rd Season with the world premiere of SISTER CARRIE, a new work by the two-time Grammy Award-winning creators of Elmer Gantry.

Celebrating its 15th Anniversary season, the Kennedy Center's own The Suzanne Farrell Ballet, returns to the Eisenhower Theater stage for four performances, October 21-23, with an expansive all-Balanchine program. Including two large-scale company premieres, one of which is a revival of the rarely performed work Gounod Symphony and the patriotic Stars and Stripes, the program also features the return of an audience favorite, Danses Concertantes. All performances will be accompanied by the Kennedy Center Opera House Orchestra.

Matrix Theatre Company is pleased to announce that it has been awarded $236,000 in support for its operations and programs by Michigan Council for Arts and Cultural Affairs (MCACA), The Kresge Foundation, The Fred A. and Barbara M. Erb Family Foundation, and The Skillman Foundation.

'Mr. & Mrs. E. R. Go Safety at the Zoo! Poor Posture, Bad Chairs, & the Polar Bears!' (published by Archway Publishing) is the first tale in a newly created safety series by author Judy L. Crain and illustrator Mary Ann Citraro. Young readers are guided by two safety zebras, Mr. & Mrs. E.R. Go, on a safety assessment of the polar bear habitat.

Portland Center Stage at The Amory continues its Northwest Stories series with Bekah Brunstetter's The Oregon Trail, opening on the U.S. Bank Main Stage on November 4, with previews beginning October 29 and performances through November 20.

Feinstein's/54 Below, Broadway's Supper Club, presents Evan Harrington: 'BAT OUT OF HELL' -LIVE.

Houston Grand Opera's award-winning community collaboration and education initiative, HGOco, presents the beloved tale of The Princess and the Pea at The DeLuxe Theater in Houston's historic Fifth Ward.

Company of Fools continues its 21st season with White Rabbit, Red Rabbit- a wild, utterly original play from Iranian playwright Nassim Soleimanpour that distills the experience of an entire generation. From October 27 to 29, 2016, the play will be performed six times over three nights at two different locations-the Liberty Theater in Hailey and The Center in Ketchum-and each performance of the play will feature a different actor.

Mary Ann Sromoski is proud to offer debut work, 'Opening Doors to Peace: Overcoming Family Dysfunction,' available now in print version at Lulu.com. 'Opening Doors to Peace: Overcoming Family Dysfunction' is a compelling memoir focused on the suffering and adversity of members of a dysfunctional family. The memoir highlights the hardships, tragedies and afflictions faced by Mary Ann since childhood. Dealing with family dysfunction is one of the most difficult problems in society. The book takes the reader through a journey of estrangement, greed and, ultimately, peace. 'Family is not defined by blood,' is a quote from the book by the author, and 'never judge a person until you've walked a mile in their shoes,' is a quote the author lives by. For those living with family dysfunction and actively searching for answers, clients are invited to view the memoir and details about the author at http://www.lulu.com/spotlight/msromoski, https://maresblogblog.wordpress.com/, https://www.linkedin.com/in/attagirl1 or https://www.facebook.com/msromoski/.

The Keegan Theatre announces its 2016-2017, 20th anniversary season.

On December 14, 2012 the lives of the residents of Newtown, Connecticut and the nation were changed forever. Today, the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting still stands as the deadliest massacre of children in the U.S. and continues to affect hundreds of lives.